BILL NUMBER: AB 1984	CHAPTERED  09/14/00

	CHAPTER   441
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 22, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 28, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 16, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Zettel

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2000

   An act to add and repeal Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 55720)
of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating
to local government finance.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1984, Zettel.  Telecommuting centers:  economic incentives.
   Existing law does not authorize a local government entity to
provide an economic incentive to individuals and entities
specifically with respect to personal property that is necessary for
telecommuting.
   This bill would, as provided and until January 1, 2006, authorize
the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego to enter into an
agreement with the owner of telecommuting center property, as
defined, under which the County of San Diego would, for a period of
up to 5 consecutive fiscal years, pay a Telecommuting Property Amount
(TPA), as defined, to that property owner under conditions specified
in the agreement.  This bill would apply this authorization only to
telecommuting center property that is first placed in service on or
after January 1, 2001.
   This bill would require the County of San Diego to collect data on
the efficiency and effectiveness of the program, thereby imposing a
state-mandated local program.  The bill would also require the
Legislative Analyst to report to the Legislature regarding the
program.
  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 55720) is added to
Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 6.  TELECOMMUTING PROPERTY AMOUNT

   55720.  (a) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego
may enter into an agreement with the owner of "telecommuting center
property" to pay to that owner in each fiscal year, for a period not
to exceed five consecutive fiscal years, a Telecommuting Property
Amount (TPA).  Any agreement that is entered into pursuant to this
subdivision shall specify matters including, but not limited to, both
of the following:
   (1) Those conditions that the owner of the property is required to
meet to receive a TPA.
   (2) That period of consecutive fiscal years to which it applies.
The agreement shall designate as the first fiscal year of that period
the first fiscal year beginning after the date upon which the County
of San Diego enters into the agreement.
   No agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision shall
become invalid by reason of the repeal of this chapter.
   (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

   (1) "Telecommuting center property" means tangible personal
property that meets all of the following requirements:
   (A) The property is directly involved in providing not less than
10 separate fully functional work stations with access to high speed
data communications, including, but not limited to,
telecommunications services, cable services, broadcast services,
mobile services, wireless services, satellite services, and Internet
access.
   (B) The property is located at a remote worksite not less than 15
miles from the normal workplace.
   (C) Ancillary services may include facsimile transmissions, high
volume copying, laser printing, video conferencing, and voice mail.
   (D) Use of the property will lead to usage by at least 10
full-time employees for not less than one regular workday of each
week.
   (E) Employees using the telecommuting center property will, by
going to the telecommuting center, reduce their travel distance from
home to work location by not less than 15 miles one way.
   (F) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego shall make
a finding, in its sole discretion, that the property meets the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (E).
   (2) "Telecommuting Property Amount" means an amount equal to the
amount of ad valorem property tax revenue derived from that
telecommuting center property for that fiscal year that is allocated
to the County of San Diego pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with
Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code.
   (c) The County of San Diego may cease any further payment of a TPA
under an agreement entered into by the county pursuant to
subdivision (a), and may recapture from the recipient-owner the
amount of any or every TPA previously paid to that recipient-owner
under the agreement, if, at any time during the term of that
agreement, the county determines that either of the following is
true:
   (1) The property with respect to which the agreement was entered
into does not qualify as telecommuting property as defined in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
   (2) The owner-recipient is not in compliance with the conditions
set forth in the agreement for the receipt of a TPA.
   (d) This section applies only with respect to property that is
placed in service on or after January 1, 2001.
   55721.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2006, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2006, deletes or extends
that date.
   55722.  The County of San Diego shall, in consultation with the
Governor's Office of Planning and Research and in conjunction with
the Office of the Legislative Analyst, collect data on the efficiency
and effectiveness of this pilot program and report that data to the
Legislative Analyst on or before October 1, 2004.  On or before
January 1, 2005, the Legislative Analyst shall report that data to
the Governor and to the Senate and Assembly Committees on Local
Government.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the
only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district
are the result of a program for which legislative authority was
requested by that local agency or school district, within the meaning
of Section 17556 of the Government Code and Section 6 of Article
XIIIB of the California Constitution.
